How to submit and track a service request

Open Service Requests in your portal, send the details, and follow the request through completion.

Last updated August 27, 2026


If something needs attention at your home, submit a service request straight from the Service Requests tab in your portal. It enters your home watch provider's Client Requests queue, where they can reply, update its status, share progress, and create linked follow-up work. Requests stay separate from ordinary Messages so the work never gets buried in a conversation.

Tip · The portal is not an emergency channel. For urgent or life-safety issues — fire, flooding, gas smell, or anything requiring an immediate response — contact your property manager directly by phone, or call emergency services.

Submitting a request

  1. Open your portal and choose Service Requests.
  2. Add a short Request that names what you need.
  3. Use Details for the extra context your provider should know.
  4. Choose Send Request. The request is saved and your provider is notified.
The homeowner portal Service Requests tab showing separate Request and Details fields, a submitted request, and an In progress status.
Service Requests has its own portal destination. Homeowners submit a clear request and can follow its status without mixing it into ordinary Messages.

What happens next

Your submitted requests stay listed below the form for the selected property. Open a request to see its status, your original details, replies, and the homeowner-visible activity your provider has shared. If you have more than one property, use the property switcher before submitting so the request reaches the right home. Private team notes never appear in your portal.

Request statuses

Your service request moves through a short set of statuses so you always know where it stands:

  • New: your request was received and is waiting for review.
  • Accepted: your provider has reviewed it and is taking it forward.
  • Scheduled: follow-up work has been planned or linked.
  • In progress: the work is actively underway.
  • Completed: the work is done.
  • Declined: your provider is not taking this request forward.
Tip · Check the status label on the request itself for its current state. Homeowner update adds a portal activity but does not send an email or text. Replies are the conversation. Private notes stay with the provider's team.
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